Léon - Christchurch & Castle Hill 9-11 April 2010 (Parkour New Zealand, Christchurch)

On the 9th of April, I travelled to Christchurch after being invited to go to Castle Hill jam. Due to some serious delays, it took me about 7 hours to get there. I was picked up by Andy and Damien.

The first day consisted of mostly relaxing and checking out some spots in Christchurch....Andy took us to the botanic gardens and the locals had a blast training in the trees. Awesome as this was to see (and try), being from the city I felt out of my league in this new environment. That night we had an evening training hosted by Ryan from Wellington (thanks for that!). It was very informative and great fun to boot.

Saterday morning we left for Castle Hill. I won't go into detail much as the video shows all but again...rocks...we don't have them in Holland so I had a difficult time adapting, but hey...who cares...the area is just SO amazing! We camped out somewhere at a small creek...Andy proved to be a real outdoor expert with his professional kit and provided us with an awesome dinner.

That night the temperature decided to drow below zero and sleeping was hard when everything sticking out of your sleeping back felt like an icicle. Feeling quite broken, the next morning showed us that it was going to be a beautiful day and after breakfast, breaking down out tents, and freshing up we left for Flock Hill (another hill with boulders just up the road).

Somehow my muscle ache from the week before returned after friday's training which gave me difficulty training well on saterday so on sunday I decided to just chill and spend time enjoying the scenery, the movement of the other people and get my camera out more often. Again, a great day in a great place!

After lots of awesome jumps, we headed back to Christchurch. That night we just took it easy at Andy's place with a couple of beers and a good meal. After much-deserved rest, the morning came early as my bus left the city at 7.30.

After saying my goodbyes to Andy (Sorry guys, you all looked so cute sleeping...I didn't wanna wake you), my trip officially ended and Dunedin was my next destination...

I want to thank all the guys I met in Christchurch and trained with on Castle Hill. It was an awesome experience! Special thanks go out to Andy for being so kind to let me stay at his place, take care of the food, and everything else! That was the best!

I hope you enjoy the video!

-Léon

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[gwingmui]

hey do u still have contact in chch parkour i've tryed contacting b4 though nz pk but got no reply realy want 2 join in i've started my own pk group in ashburton abt 1h away but would love 2 c how the pro do things plz replay bak

[leonridderbroek]

@gwingmui Hey! I didn't know many ppl in chch and only been up there once, for this jam. Try the New Zealand Parkour Association facebook page. If that doesn't work, contact Ryan (see that FB page), he seems like an active guy.

Good luck!

[DazaPk]

Very nice vid, and amazing location, Is this boulder place far from christchurch??? Ill be in Christchurch from this Saturday, thanks :D

[leonridderbroek]

@DazaPk : I cant really remember that well...I'd say at least two hours west of chc. Google "Castle Hill" and you'll find it. Have fun!

[sannka]

Awesome! I love this beautiful video.

What are the names of the songs?

[leonridderbroek]

@sannka : Thanks! Im happy you enjoyed the video! ;-)

The name of the songs are:

1. Cocoon - Chupee

2. The whitest boy alive - Courage

Subscribe if you'd like to stay posted ;-)

[gwingmui]

@leonridderbroek k thanks i've sent email 2 the chch rep but had no luck i'll try the fb page dis time



[xama505]

A scotsman, american, russian and an englishman go to the highlands, the scotsman says do it faster XD

[leonridderbroek]

@lilswitch29 Good, I enjoyed being there to film it ;-) Such an awesome place!

[leonridderbroek]

@gigahead ow yeah this place is awesome. Chc also has enough nice pk spots and some active traceurs too so you'll be fine! ;)